3. Employees

As long as employees have access to the health and safety policy and know who to speak to if they have any queries about H&S they are responsible for their own health and safety at work. Sometimes, this comes as a surprise to employees who have been known to assume that health and safety is the responsibility of the owner, directors, “management” (a very useful catch-all term), the Competent Person or the Health and Safety Executive.

But the law clearly states that employees are responsible for themselves.

More than that, actually, they are also responsible for bringing any health and safety issues to the attention of the Competent Person and/or their immediate manager.

None of the above – business owners, directors, Competent Person etc can...

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An explanation of employees' health and safety responsibilities.

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